Sumeru News — Alberta
Compassionate Earth Manifesto (Shodo Spring) & Keystone XL Pipeline prayer walk summer 2013
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Shodo Spring is a Soto Zen teacher living in Minnesota, who is committed to engaged Buddhist practice. Earlier this summer, she published her Compassionate Earth Manifesto (see Sweeping Zen: http://sweepingzen.com/compassionate-earth-manifesto-shodo-spring). Next summer, she is planning to walk a significant portion of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline including portions through Alberta and Saskatchewan. She has also been... Read more »
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Interview with Nick Pederson
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Zen artist Nick Pederson is the New York-based illustrator of the book “Sumeru” – an allegory of the Zen journey. He is currently artist in residence at the Banff Centre in Alberta. In this podcast interview with Adam Tebbe, of the Sweeping Zen blog, he discusses his work: http://sweepingzen.com/2012/03/23/episode-10-sumeru-an-interview-with-artist-nick-pederson/ Here’s Nick’s own website: http://www.nick-pedersen.com/
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What do Canadian Buddhists think about Alberta’s tar sands development?
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Here’s an interesting article from the Rossland Telegraph about opposition to the Alberta tar sands development. Several prominent Buddhist leaders are clearly against the plan (as cited in the article). Where do Canada’s Buddhists stand? For the record, I’d much rather see our efforts going into reducing our energy gluttony, conservation and renewable energy options.... Read more »
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